We continue on the second half of the Erie Canal. Explore the deserted tourist town of Sylvan Beach on Lake Oneida. Make a rest stop at Baldwinsville, just to use the internet. This section of the Erie has the lowest bridge of 15'6". Jamie describes in det...
We are making miles along the Erie Canal, as we reach half way. We ascend one of the highest locks In North America. Explore the beautiful town of "Little Falls". Jamie discusses cruising revs and fuel consumption.
And never a dull moment …we pop a rudde...
Having transited more than 50 locks on the great loop, Jamie gives advice on locking through on the Erie Canal. Never a dull moment on board Jupiter2.
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Its an exciting time for Jupiter2. We are most definitely a motor boat now…and today we will encounter our first LOCK….And wow, It sure was Intimidating!
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The day has come....the key to Americas great loop. We need to get our air draft down to below 17ft to complete the Erie Canal. And we HOPE our preparations have been adequate.
And....we receive the most amazing news.
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We just passed the last bridge that our mast can fit under.... the time has come.... it must come down. But first there is work to be done. Sails to be removed, folded and packed away. Boom removed....oh, i nearly forgot the electrical wiring!
Now to prepa...
A tough decision which will result in a significant financial loss, but we don't really have any affordable choice. Eventually we are underway upstream the Hudson River. Jamie does some testing with the watermaker in the river....before receiving some ver...
Wow, we found NYC to be expensive.... but then, this happened..... And it was my fault!
Join us as we explore the big apple. Be amazed by cheese cake. We are gifted with some live jazz, right on Jupiter!
But things go awry when its time to leave.
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So exciting to be here in the big apple. And our new mate Steve really took great care of us. Princess experiences her first ever sail on a monohull!... and finally we take Jupiter right up to the base of the statue of Liberty!
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Preparations are complete. Finally we begin America’s Great Loop. Although we will not be completing the entire route, we are doing the most committing passages through the Erie Canal into the Great Lakes, and down the mighty rivers to the Gulf of Mexico...
After 10 days of hard labour, we are ready to launch Jupiter2. Now on a mission to complete the "Great American Loop" we waste no time. First stop in Norfolk, Virginia... home of the largest Naval base in the US and headquarters of NATO. Join us aboard the...
After a week of hard work on the hard, Boat work is almost complete. We install new cutlass bearings, check on the the dripless seals. Test the thruhulls for integrity. Reload the anchor chain. And hit the polishing machine while our new cool color antifou...
When voyaging the galaxy on a performance cruising catamaran, you pick up the odd ALIEN lifeform. Finally its a good time to clean out the diesel bug from a few years ago, which called our fuel tank home. What's living in YOUR fuel tank?
We continue on the...
After the eventual success of our haulout... now the HARD work begins. We have a long list of jobs which we need to attend to. We start on pulling the prop shafts, replacing cutlass bearings. Then draining and opening the fuel tanks for a clean up of an ol...
Finally an opportunity arose to compare the Sailrite Ultrafeed with my cheaper, but apparently very similar Reliable Barracuda... I couldn't let this opportunity pass, since i had recently be searching Youtube for this exact information.
No bias, honest co...
Well, we finally found a yard that could haul Jupiter. We measured carefully this time.... but boy, what a tight squeeze....no room for fenders... although no major catastrophes, there is always some damage, and this damage could have been easily prevented...
After planning and reserving our haulout at the lovely Deltaville boatyard, we find out the day before that we are in fact toooo big for the travelift slip.... It's not easy to find a haulout facility big enough for catamarans on the east coast.... where a...
So this is the usual inconvenience of living aboard, specifically, getting ashore and getting around without a car.... Join us on our mission to go to the hardware!
We leave Cape Canaveral and start heading north guided by our new plan which will encompass...
We want to visit the Kennedy Space centre. We are anchored only 4 miles away from it... But how the hell can we get there? This is a usual issue for us hippy cruisers that dont own a car.
Although KSC was a little disappointing we did catch another rocke...
Wow, what a huge moment in my life. Since a small child i've been in awe about rockets and space flight. Now finally the time has come to see my first rocket launch... and from the deck of my beloved boat and home, "Jupiter2"..... but first, we need to com...
This is a milestone for us... We depart Bahamas bound for the US of A. Join the crew of Jupiter2 as we achieve our dreams of sailing around the world. It may be home to a lot of you, but to us, it's a long way from home. But we are so excited to arrive in ...
After Princess received her USA visa, we set sail towards Florida.... But first we check out the beautiful Berry Islands, including the mysterious Hoffman Cay blue hole.
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"Sundowner" Series - the 4 Steps to making the mother of "Sea-Changes"
Previously featured on several of our other videos, we have put together the complete "Sundowner" series. Jamie discusses the 4 things that you will need to change your life and become ...
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